Director, Strategy & Transformation
Dexcom · San Diego, CA
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The Company
Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.
We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.
The Director, Strategy & Transformation is a key leadership role within Dexcom’s Global Operations & Quality organization, reporting directly to the EVP, Global Operations & Quality. This role is responsible for defining, orchestrating, and executing the end-to-end operations and quality strategy across the Plan–Source–Make–Deliver value chain.
This leader will own the development, execution, and annual refresh of Dexcom’s operations North Star strategy, driving alignment through Hoshin Kanri deployment and ensuring translation into executable transformation roadmaps. The role combines enterprise strategy, transformation leadership, and hands-on execution to enable scalable, resilient growth while driving performance across cost, quality, service, and speed.
The Director will act as a strategic integrator across manufacturing, supply chain, and quality, partnering closely with plant leaders and global stakeholders to elevate performance and build world-class operational capabilities.
Dexcom is experiencing rapid global growth, increasing product complexity, and expanding manufacturing and supply chain networks. To support this trajectory, the organization must:
Scale a globally integrated operating model across Plan–Source–Make–Deliver
Establish consistent performance systems and KPIs across all sites
Drive network expansion, supplier ecosystem maturity, and operational resilience
Advance quality and operational excellence capabilities
Build a future-ready operations strategy aligned to Dexcom 2030 and Dexcom 360 goals
The Director, Strategy & Transformation will play a central role in designing and delivering this transformation.
Where you come in:
Enterprise Operations & Quality Strategy
You lead the development and execution of Dexcom’s end-to-end operations and quality strategy across Plan–Source–Make–Deliver
You own the definition, deployment, and annual refresh of the operations North Star, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities (Dexcom 2030 / Dexcom 360)
You drive strategy deployment through Hoshin Kanri, ensuring clear linkage from enterprise priorities to functional and site-level execution
You establish integrated operating models, performance frameworks, and governance mechanisms
Transformation Roadmap & Execution
You architect and execute a multi-year transformation roadmap aligned to high-growth objectives
You lead enterprise initiatives including: Manufacturing network expansion and footprint strategy
Supplier ecosystem development and diversification
Operational resilience and risk mitigation strategies
You own Value Stream Mapping (VSM) for current and future state design, driving delivery of transformation milestones
You ensure transformation initiatives are prioritized, sequenced, and executed with measurable outcomes
Supplier Strategy & Ecosystem Development
You drive the evolution of supplier strategy and development models, enabling strategic partnerships and long-term value creation
You partner with Procurement and Supplier Development teams to strengthen: Supplier performance and capability
Cost competitiveness and resilience
Strategic alignment with Dexcom growth objectives
You advance next-generation supplier ecosystem frameworks aligned to scalability and innovation
Quality & Operational Excellence Transformation
You advance next-generation Quality and Operational Excellence capabilities across the enterprise
You drive improvements in: QMS maturity and standardization
Right-first-time execution
Continuous improvement systems (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
You ensure alignment between quality, compliance, and operational performance objectives
Performance Management & Governance
You establish enterprise-wide performance tracking and reporting frameworks linked to strategic objectives
You provide data-driven insights to executive leadership on transformation progress, risks, and value realization
You lead governance forums to ensure alignment, accountability, and execution discipline
Organizational Leadership & Talent Development
You build and lead a high-performing Strategy & Transformation organization
You develop talent with strong expertise in: Plant leadership
Supply chain operations
Strategy and transformation execution
You foster a culture of: Accountability and ownership
Agility and speed
Enterprise-wide collaboration and alignment
What makes you successful:
You proven track record leading large-scale transformation initiatives in global, regulated environments (medical device, pharma, or advanced manufacturing preferred)
You have deep expertise in: End-to-end value chain operations (Plan–Source–Make–Delive
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